Handmade Cosmetics

Unique properties of therapeutic muds have been used for a long time for making different cosmetic products. Rich in micro and macro elements, vitamin-, hormone- and antibiotic-like substances medical mud has a powerful effect on the skin and hair, helping to get rid of many cosmetic problems. For instance, you may remove such a trouble as dandruff by regular applying of muddy mask with laurel and neem oils.
Neem oil – 0.18 oz (5 g)
Laurel oil - 0.18 oz (5 g)
Therapeutic mud – 0.35 oz (10 g)
Precipitated sulfur – 0.03 oz (1 g)
Cedar essential oil – 10 ...

The laws of modern fashion world are very strict – women skin should be smooth and clean. So you have to pay maximum attention and time to hair removal. The periods of repeated procedures of unwanted hair removal differ depending on the way which is chosen for hair removal (shaving, wax stripes, sugaring, chemical hair removal and so on). You can slow down growth of hair and make it thinner by adding special components affecting directly upon hair follicles to consistence of creams and gels after depilation.
Lavender hydrosol – 3.07 oz (87 g)
Honey extract – 0.14 oz (4 ...

One of the obligatory conditions of highly effective result from anti-cellulite means is skin prepared in right way. Using the scrub before you apply anti-cellulite creams or mixtures for wrapping helps to get rid of dead epidermis cells and considerably improve penetration of active components deep into the skin. But majority of agents, directed to struggling against cellulite contain rather aggressive ingredients (essential oils, caffeine, extracts), which must not be applied to damaged skin. So the peeling procedure of keratinized epidermis layer should be very careful, it’s not ...

Even a child can make such a soap, as you don’t need any special skills for its preparation. But the result will definitively please everyone – both adults and children – the soap bars filled with bright yellow pieces with the melon scent look very appetizing.
Transparent soap base
White soap base
Yellow cosmetic dye
Sweet almond oil
Melon cosmetic perfume
Cut the white soap base into small pieces and put them on a water bath to melt.
Add the yellow colourant to the molten soap base, mix it up until the colour becomes ...

One of the most effective active ingredients in anti-cellulite programs is – caffeine. It stimulates fat splitting, makes blood circulation in skin more active, and makes it flexible and elastic. For those who do creaming and buy ingredients in specialized online stores, it won’t be difficult to make very effective anti-cellulite gel with caffeine. For all the rest, who are far from secrets of making cosmetics at home I recommend to make none less effective anti-cellulite coffee mixture.
Ground coffee – 3 tbsp
Sugar – 3 tbsp
Olive oil – 6 tbsp
Essential oil of ...

Starch – is one of those ingredients for cooking not only meals, but preparing cosmetic means, which can for sure be found in every house. We are interested in exactly softening and skin nourishing properties of the starch, according to which we consider it to be one of the universal components of homemade cosmetology. Starch is unique due to the fact that it is equally effective for all types of skin, its usage doesn’t have any side effects and contraindications. You may simply dissolve starch in water and wash yourself by it, and you may take it as a basis for cosmetic face skin masks. One of the simplest ...

Those people familiar with Ayurvedic medicine know that turmeric – is not only well-known spice, but also powerful healing remedy. It has positive effect on digestive processes, intestinal microflora, possesses anti-inflammatory, detoxicating, antioxidant properties. But besides turmeric has positive effect on state of skin both by internal and external use. So turmeric – is ingredient of Ayurvedic cosmetics tested within centuries and very popular nowadays.
Powdered milk – 3 tbsp
Cornmeal – 2 tbsp
Water – 1 tbsp
Honey – 1 tbsp
Turmeric – 1/2 ...

Scrubs are important part of our daily skin care. Among great number of scrub recipes there is one, probably the easiest, but very effective – this is a combination of tomato and sugar.
Tomato
Sugar
Sugar perfectly removes dead cells of epithelium and stimulates processes of regeneration of skin. In great amount tomatoes contain a powerful lycopene antioxidant, which struggles against free radicals. Also such components necessary for skin beauty as vitamins A, C, K, B, phosphorus, iron, potassium, and calcium are contained in ...